So it’s a whacky idea but hear me out!

Theres people in the community working on using a Pi5 and the pi touch screen 2 to make things like apple car play work: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/home-assistant-and-carplay-pi-touch-display-2

This could then give you a touch screen interface to Apple Music or Spotify etc etc. Your device itself would always be connected to the Bluetooth but your phone would connect to and from the pi hopefully not announcing its connection status.

It also appears you can do this with Android too: https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/diy-in-car-entertainment-display/

I hadn’t seen Pi Cap before but it looks good. I agree with you the GitHub leaves an uneasy feeling that this has been abandoned. What functionality are you most looking for maybe we can help you find an alternative HAT.

Hi @Mandy@sh.itjust.works I’ve just started a blog helping people get started on projects with their Pi. It’s here: https://pisource.org/ there’s guides on using it as a server and installing things like Docker and also some guides on desktop software to make your life easier. Have a check out of the posts, and please do subscribe!

Ric